The state’s second awards ceremony for the 10 regional councils will be held next Wednesday in Albany.

CNBC host Maria Bartiromo will again be the host of the event, to be held at the Egg Theater near the Capitol.

The regional councils, created by Gov. Andrew Cuomo as his top jobs initiative last year, shared $785 million in grants and tax breaks last year through a competitive awards process. The 739 projects from last year are mostly past the contract phase, Cuomo announced in August.

The councils this year are vying for a pot of $762 million in state aid and tax breaks. Five awards of $25 million will be made to the top plans. The councils submitted their top projects for review by the state on Sept. 24, along with a one-year progress report.

Cuomo has been touring the state to visit the projects underway.

Four councils — in central New York, the North Country, Long Island and the Buffalo area — were the top winners last year, with each receiving more than $100 million.

The other six councils received pots of money for their regional projects. The Finger Lakes region, including Rochester, received $68.8 million and the Hudson Valley region got $67 million. The Southern Tier region got $49.4 million.